St. Berchmans College

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St. Berchmans College, Changanassery (Autonomous)

SB College
Tower Block, SB College
Other name	SB
Motto	Caritas Vera Nobilitas
Motto in English	Charity or Love of one's Fellow men is true Nobility.
Established	19 June 1922; 102 years ago (1922-06-19)
Parent institution	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
Academic affiliations	Mahatma Gandhi University, UGC
Principal	Rev. Fr. Reji P Kurian
Patron	Mar Joseph Perumthottam
Academic staff	200
Administrative staff	50
Students	3008
Location	Changanassery, Kerala , India 9°16′13″N 76°19′19″E / 9.2702°N 76.3219°E / 9.2702; 76.3219
Website	www.sbcollege.ac.in

St. Berchmans College, Changanassery (Autonomous), also known as SB College, is one of the first Autonomous Colleges in Kerala, India. Established in 1922, the college is considered to be one of the oldest and prestigious institutions in India.^{[1][2] [3]}The University Grants Commission (UGC) identified the College under its “College with Potential for Excellence” scheme. UGC and the Government of Kerala granted autonomy to the college on June 13, 2014. The college celebrated its centenary in the academic year of 2022.

Saint John Berchmans is the patron saint of the college and is venerated in the Church as the Patron of Students. It is situated in the town of Changanassery 18 kilometers south of Kottayam. Established in 1922, It has 19 postgraduate and 8 research departments and it offers 17 UG, 21 PG, 3 MPhil, and 9 doctoral programmes. Students and alumni of the college are referred to as ‘Berchmanites’. It is run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery, is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The College was first accredited with ‘Five Star’ in 1999 and reaccredited with ‘A+’ in 2006. In the third cycle of accreditation in 2012, the college was again graded at A. In 2017, the college was again reaccredited with ‘A’ grade.^[4][5] The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Government of Kerala granted autonomy to this college in the year 2014. In 1996 and 1997, it won the “R Shankar Award” for the Best College in the State, instituted by the Government of Kerala. In 2004, the UGC identified the College under its “College with Potential for Excellence” scheme. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institution, New Delhi has granted minority status to the college in 2010. All the Science Departments are supported by the FIST of DST, Government of India. It has been ranked among the top 100 Indian colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), MHRD, Government of India since 2018 ^[6]